The Sociology Show

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Bethany Robertson from The University of York about her research on gender identities of women in farming. Bethany discusses how she has interviewed many women wor...

1 Feb 202126min

In this episode, Matthew talks to Idil Galip about Internet memes. Idil explains the etymology of the term, what constitutes a meme and how and why meme creators use them. The discussion goes on to wh...

28 Jan 202134min

In this episode, Matthew conducts the second part of his interview with Professor Angela McRobbie, this time focusing on her work from the late 80s all the way up to the present day. Angela talks abou...

25 Jan 202155min

In this episode, Matthew talks to Drew Dalton from the University of Sunderland about what you can expect from studying a Sociology degree. Drew explains some of the different pathways and routes you ...

21 Jan 202140min

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Ali Meghji - A Lecturer in Social Inequalities at Magdelene College, University of Cambridge. In part 1 Ali talks about his publication: 'Black middle class Britan...

18 Jan 202130min

In this episode, Matthew talks to 4 Sociology students about their experiences of learning online for Sociology under the current lockdown restrictions. Rosie, Juno, Bailey and Kitty outline some of t...

14 Jan 202123min

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Alex Blower about his research on widening access to higher education. Alex talks about his qualitative research into this important issue and takes a particular f...

11 Jan 202140min

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Kate Stewart from Nottingham Trent university and Dr. Matthew Cole from the Open University about their research on veganism. They discuss their own route into th...

7 Jan 202142min